So, is it cold down there?

I guess nothing should surprise me when it comes to what some kids will do. But when it comes to your own kids, you can be surprised a lot.

On Saturday, we held a birthday party for my nine year-old. And at one point, I had to go into the house to fill more balloons with water for the water game that was being played. As I stood at the kitchen sink filling balloons, I saw a lot of the kids going over to the cooler and getting cups full of ice. At first I didn't think much of it...it was a hot day and we were going through a ton of lemonade and a ton of tea.

Then I saw Joseph go over to the cooler. He didn't have a cup...he just dug into the ice with his bare hand...walked over to a girl, pulled his swim trunks out and dropped the ice into his trunks. I couldn't believe it!

So, because it is now time for me to be the responsible parent, I have to call him into the house (you can't have nine year-olds opening their shorts in front of girls for any reason) and told him to drop his trunks. And guess what? A ton of ice just fell on to the floor. I told him to pull his trunks up, clean up the ice and not to do that again. Then he complains his hands are cold from picking up the ice! He can walk around with ice down his pants and that's okay. But picking up ice with his hands...now that's cold.

Another story of raising kids.

AJ